polyseme
/ˈpɒliˌsiːm/Linguistics
noun
A word or lexical unit that has several or multiple meanings.
- Polysemes are usually considered to have several related meanings, and are thus distinguished from homonyms, words which share the same spelling but have unrelated origins and meanings..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Transactions of the Philological Society. From poly- + seme, after polysemy, polysemia.
- polis
- Polisario
- Polisario Front
- Poli Sci
- Poli. Sci.
- polish
- polishable
- Polish-American
- Polish Corridor
- Polish drafts
- Polish draughts
- polished
- polished cotton
- polishedness
- polisher
- polishing jack
- polishing mill
- polishing snake
- polishment
- Polishness
- Polish notation
- Polish plait
- polish remover
- polish something off
- Polish wheat